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Sweet Indulgence by Shraddha Waasan Review

Posted on 06/09/2019by Abhishek Deepak

It was my daughters eighth birthday back in June and I was looking for a good cake maker in Dehradun and using google maps, I came across “Sweet Indulgence by Shraddha Waasan“. After checking out reviews on her facebook page, I decided to meet her to dicuss requirements for the cake as my daughter wanted a Peppa Pig themed chocolate cake. Her cakes are all custom made depending on the requirements by her clients therefore if anyone that is based in Dehradun and needs a cake for a special occassion then I highly recommend her. Despite what we paid which was just around Rs.1000, it was very well worth it taking into account the hardwork and great flavour of the cake.

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Review on Cafe De Piccolo

Posted on 02/09/2019by Abhishek Deepak

Cafe De Piccolo is an upscale coffee shop located along Rajpur Road near Sai Mandir in Dehradun. They have a good selection of food and drinks. The coffee shop is based in a very peaceful part of Dehradun surrounded by greenery compared to other areas of the city.

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Winter Landscapes in Ladakh

Posted on 26/08/2019by Abhishek Deepak

Here I am sharing a small collection of landscape images taken by me during February of this year. I had photographed various locations in ladakh. Places visited were Leh, Shey, Korzok, Ulley and also a trek to Stok Kangri which you could read about by clicking here.

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Stok Kangri Winter Expedition

Posted on 18/07/2019by Abhishek Deepak

I had booked to do a winter expedition of Stok Kangri in February of this year. Stok Kangri is a 6000m non technical climbing peak which is mostly attempted in the summer months but in winter due to the level of snow and harsh weather, it becomes a different challenge altogether. I had booked via White Magic Adventure. This is professional company and the guides and support staff are very professional in their approach. In this 8 day expedition, there were 10 of us who signed up for such a venture. However 3 people decided to descend down after 5 days and the remaining 7 decided to ascend the peak.

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Wildlife in Ladakh in Winter

Posted on 26/06/2019by Abhishek Deepak

Here is a number of wildlife images taken by me during my trip to Ladakh earlier this year in February. Locations I had visited were Ulley village and Korzok. Ulley village is a 3 hour drive from Leh and Korzok is a much longer drive of around 7 to 8 hours from Leh. If heading to Korzok from Leh, then one can stop overnight at Chumathang. Here there are hot springs. Korzok feels like an abondaned ghost town during the winters.

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Wildlife in Ladakh

Posted on 15/06/2019by Abhishek Deepak

After visiting Ladakh five times since 2011 mainly in the summer months, I have a good collection of wildlife images. Ladakh can be rich in wildlife and I feel best time to visit for wildlife is around the spring or summer months or even winter if one wants to maximum chances to see snow leopard however even in winter this is not guaranteed. The Markha Valley which is a few hours from Leh is a good area for wildlife and also a good trekking destination with the option to stay in local homestays or in tents. The Markha trek is a 10-12 day moderate trek which can involve crossing some high passes upto 5200m.

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Dosmoche Festival at Leh

Posted on 31/05/2019by Abhishek Deepak

I had vistited Ladakh during the month of February of this year. This was my fifth trip to Ladakh and my first time to visit Ladakh in the winter months. Ladakh in winters can be very cold. It is also during this time that the Dosmoche festival is celebrated. This is a two day festival and is celebrated at Leh, Likir and Diskit monasteries. However I only observed the festival at Leh monastery during the first half of day one.

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Review on Malsi Deer Park

Posted on 14/05/2019by Abhishek Deepak

Malsi Deer Park is a small zoo in Dehradun. I had visited with family and while this is a good park with a decent number of deer, there are not many other animals to be seen. There is a leopard enclosure but at the time of my visit, it was resting. The leopard enclosure is very small and I feel it is not practical. There are a few other animals and birds.

Hotel Reviews Travels

Review of Gorayya Homestay in Dehradun

Posted on 10/04/2019by Abhishek Deepak

I had taken decision to relocate to Dehradun and I feel it is a good choice made. This decision was made after doing some research online and also after spending a week in Dehradun in early January of this year. Once everything was decided to make my base in Dehradun, I had arrived here on the 28th of March from Noida and we needed a good place to stay. I had checked out a few options and had finally decided on Gorayya Homestay. This is a private homestay and it was a bit on the high side but worth it. We stayed here for 3 nights.

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Trek and Mountain Monthly Competition

Posted on 24/03/2019by Abhishek Deepak

I have a good collection of images from the Himalayas so based on this I had decided to contribute one of my mountain images to the readers’ photos section of “Trek and Mountain” magazine. Each month, the magazine runs a monthly competition where the best images are published in the magazine and the winning image getting a small prize. For this I had entered the night shot of the Kang Yatse Peaks in Ladakh with milky way in the background.